A man who allegedly beat his roommate’s dog to death is being charged with animal cruelty.On Sept. 27, 2015, officers responded to a home in Boynton Beach after Donovyn Gousse reported that he found his dog dead, according to a Boynton Beach police report.Download app: iOS | AndroidHe also said one of his roommates, Guilherme Mallmann, had observed another roommate, Marquan Parks, physically beating the dog.Due to a family medical emergency, Gousse had been staying in Miami and asked Mallmann to take care of his two dogs. However, upon arriving home on Sept. 26, he found his dog, Puma, dead in the backyard.Puma, a female Pit bull, was wearing a choke chain and was tethered to the back doorknob with a leash, according to the police report.When Gousse discovered Puma, he was unsure what to do and did not have access to a phone, so he placed the dog in a trash can until he was able to get access to a phone the following day.When officers arrived at the home on September 27, Gousse showed officers where he found his dog, and officers took possession of the body for transport to Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, according to the police report.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. —

A man who allegedly beat his roommate’s dog to death is being charged with animal cruelty.

On Sept. 27, 2015, officers responded to a home in Boynton Beach after Donovyn Gousse reported that he found his dog dead, according to a Boynton Beach police report.

He also said one of his roommates, Guilherme Mallmann, had observed another roommate, Marquan Parks, physically beating the dog.

Due to a family medical emergency, Gousse had been staying in Miami and asked Mallmann to take care of his two dogs. However, upon arriving home on Sept. 26, he found his dog, Puma, dead in the backyard.

Puma, a female Pit bull, was wearing a choke chain and was tethered to the back doorknob with a leash, according to the police report.

When Gousse discovered Puma, he was unsure what to do and did not have access to a phone, so he placed the dog in a trash can until he was able to get access to a phone the following day.

When officers arrived at the home on September 27, Gousse showed officers where he found his dog, and officers took possession of the body for transport to Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, according to the police report.